I started to sing a melody over it, the wafty vocal and came up with “more than an ocean keeps us apart.” The lyrics were about when I went on holiday with my parents and Ronnie couldn’t come.

[3]The song is notable for its usage of various vocal overdubs, causing Decker, essentially, to be duetting with herself on the original studio recording.

This makes the song, in its initial studio form, impossible to perform live without additional backup singers.

"[4] Upon its initial release in the UK in February 1987, the song was not well received, entering the bottom of the chart and falling out immediately after.

[6] Due to the exposure, the song was re-released in the UK that same month; this time it became a hit, equaling the US peak of No.